Thai ex-model charged with human trafficking after selling 16-year-old for sex
'She was involved in the division of funds for the purchase of sexual services,' says Major General Suntiyit Tavorn
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Your support makes all the difference.A former Thai underwear model has been charged with human trafficking after she allegedly sent undercover police officers photos of a 16-year-old girl she claimed was a prostitute.
Alisa Jaidee, 32, was arrested at Suvaranbumi Airport in Bangkok earlier this week and accused of selling the teenager for sex online.
The legal age of consent in Thailand is 18 years old.
She had allegedly sent dozens of other images of young women to undercover police who were posing as paedophiles.
Investigators said the ex-Maxim model had arranged for the teenager to have sex with the policeman for 15,000 baht (£342) using the messaging app, Line.
She then planned to give the girl 7,000 baht (£160) and keep 8,000 baht (£183) for herself, police said.
Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Suntiyit Tavorn told The Sun that Jaidee had been “uncooperative” and had tried to throw away her phone at one point.
The investigation “had found that the accused had a clear role in the activity” he said, adding: “She was involved in the division of funds for the purchase of sexual services.”
She has now been charged with “procuring a girl aged under 18 for a sex service and promoting an underage girl’s lewd act for payment or other benefits”, he said.
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